Apple to begin paying $400 million to consumers in price-fixing settlement - June 22, 2016
Beginning June 21, 2016, millions of e-book purchasers will receive credits and checks for twice their losses following an antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple Inc. and five of the nation’s largest publishing companies for their roles in an alleged e-book price-fixing scheme, according to Hagens Berman,… Read More
SAGE Publishing unveils open access journal Chronic Stress - June 22, 2016
Academic publishing SAGE Publishing has announced the launch of Chronic Stress, an open access journal dedicated to the science of stress with a particular emphasis on the effects of long-term stress. The journal also covers stress-related psychiatric disorders such as mood, anxiety, trauma, and more. … Read More
Taylor & Francis and the Mycological Society of America announce new publishing partnership - June 22, 2016
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and the Mycological Society of America have announced a new publishing partnership for the journal, Mycologia. Mycologia, the official journal of the Society, publishes papers on all aspects of mycology, including physiology and biochemistry, ecology, pathology, development and morphology,… Read More
Prof. Aideen Sullivan named Editor-in-Chief of Neuronal Signaling - June 22, 2016
Academic publisher Portland Press has announced the appointment of Aideen Sullivan, Professor of Neuroscience in University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the new open access journal, Neuronal Signaling. Professor Sullivan directs an active research programme focused on neuroprotective approaches to… Read More
Boopsie, Inc. shares survey results to help libraries develop mobile app strategies - June 22, 2016
Mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Boopsie, Inc. sponsored a survey of over 350 librarians last month to learn more about the value that mobile apps offer diverse communities and the obstacles that libraries face when launching these apps. In preparation for the American Library Association (ALA)… Read More
Elsevier announces participation in multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref - June 21, 2016
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that it will participate in a multi-publisher pilot project led by Crossref. As part of the project, several of Elsevier's leading journals will share details of registered clinical trials with Crossref so that they can be linked… Read More
